in actuality

phrase

: in actual fact : in truth

… while this sounds like a positive …, it is in actuality a negative.

—Thomas Niel

Examples of in actuality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jonah’s plan to oust Varnell involves installing an ambitious new executive producer (Wendy Raquel Robinson’s Rachel) ostensibly to help boost ratings, but in actuality to annoy Varnell into quitting over creative differences. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in actuality

• abnormality
• cardinality
• commonality
• communality
• cordiality
• corporeality
• criminality
• criticality
• functionality
• generality
• geniality
• hospitality